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Click to view larger Two authors reveal how people overlook their own hidden biases Do you think you know your own mind? Do you imagine yourself able to make decisions and interact with others in a fair and balanced manner, unfettered by personal bias? Th ...

Book Review: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Dr. Kevin Dutton Click to view larger Believe it or not, the Dalai Lama and Hannibal Lecter share a common trait <br> <br> Illustratio ...

Book Review: Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes Click to view larger Illustration by Peter Orr In any nonfiction book, there are two things I look for right off the bat. One: Does the author have anything interesting or ...

Book Review: American Iconoclast: The Life and Times of Eric Hoffer by Tom Shachtman Click to view larger Photo courtesy Hopewell Publications Iconoclast: 1. a person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc. It is difficult ...

Book Review: Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives by Robert Draper I first heard about “Do Not Ask What Good We Do” from the media. Several progressive talk show personalities, such as syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, h ...

Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson Click to view larger You have to wade pretty far into the stream before you reach the central thesis of “Why Nations Fail.” But on page 74, t ...

Book Review: What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J. Sandel Click to view all images Illustration by Maia Brown Real Change News June 13, 2012 Page 8 There is a maxim in debating that to build a good argument, it helps to star ...

Book Review: The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje Click to view larger There is a famous ballroom scene in the movie "Notorious." In it, director Alfred Hitchcock creates drama, tension and suspense by means of a slow and impossibly long uni ...

Book Review: The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings Click to view larger Michael Hastings is a lucky guy. It's not every day an investigative journalist gains unfettered access to ...

Book Review: The Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine by David Brock Lately I've been shying away from books about mainstream media. I'm particularly leery of books written by media figures about other media fig ...